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  • San Francisco emerges as the world’s most start-up friendly city, according to a new index

    San Francisco tops the Multipolitan Startup Friendly City Index, leading global innovation hubs with top start-up activity, talent, and venture capital.

  • Moj launches Rs 20-crore micro drama accelerator to back India’s next storytellers

    The programme is designed to scout, fund and groom upcoming storytellers creating episodic micro dramas -- bite-sized series built for mobile-first audiences

  • PhonePe IPO: Walmart-backed firm’s UPI dominance, new riskier businesses and other risk factors from DRHP

    In December, PhonePe processed close to 10 billion transactions worth over Rs 13.6 lakh crore through UPI platform

  • WanderOn raises Rs 54 crore in Series A fund raise led by DSG Consumer Partners, CAAF

    The company plans to expand its destination portfolio, strengthen high-demand categories such as adventure, sports-led and wellness travel.

  • Indian employee's German boss helps her US boyfriend find a job near her: 'Speechless'

    The bioprocess engineer at a biotech firm contrasted the experience sharply with her former employer in the US, where she said she prioritised work over her physical and mental health for nearly two years and ended up being laid off without any support.

  • OPINION | Startup India: A decade of democratising ambition

    Once upon a time in India, the average Indian child aspired to be a cricketer or a movie star. Now, they aspire to be founders

  • 22-year-old quits Rs 2.7 crore job at AI startup after 'grinding 12 hours a day': Cried in front of CEO

    'In the beginning, the work was super fun, but over time, slowly, it started to get a little bit more monotonous,' Daniel Min said. he shared that when his boss pulled him aside to check on him, Min burst out crying.

  • The greatest gift I gave myself: Samantha Prabhu on how entrepreneurship rewired her mindset

    While Prabhu has been stealing the spotlight for her roles in movies and series like Raji in The Family Man 2 or as Honey in Citadel, she says her foray into the business world has opened up new possibilities for her.

  • Delivery start-ups finally get the K-shaped economy they need

    Now could be the ideal environment for a service pandering to wealthy urbanites and in need of gig workers

  • Indian-origin co-founder of $300 million startup reveals the worst advice she got: ‘Hard work…’

    Selin Kocalar, 21, also encouraged young founders to adopt a long-term mindset, urging them to imagine themselves decades into the future and act in ways consistent with that vision.

  • Indian-origin techie quit corporate job to launch startup, helped Apple fight terrorism

    At Apple, Kalyani Ramadurgam held a highly sensitive role, where she worked on preventing the misuse of Apple Pay by terrorist networks.

  • Study shows clouds drive Earth’s growing heat imbalance more than pollution

    Earth is absorbing more heat than it releases, and new research suggests changing clouds, not cleaner air, are driving the imbalance, raising fresh questions about how quickly global warming could accelerate.

  • Start-up Street: In 2026, roadblocks are many, as are opportunities

    Overall funding for start-ups is likely to increase, with opportunities in new AI-related areas and Deep Tech, and start-ups are also entering Tier 2 and Tier 3 downs. But a few key risks bear watching

  • Customers migrating from Adobe, Salesforce to MoEngage: CEO Raviteja Dodda opens up on India flip, IPO

    Valued at around $800–850 million, the customer engagement platform says AI-led migrations from legacy marketing clouds, improving profitability and a largely secondary funding round are shaping its IPO roadmap

  • Ex–Good Glamm co-founder Naiyya Saggi’s appliances startup EDT raises $1.4 million led by Sauce VC

    The pre-seed round marks Saggi’s return to consumer startups after her exit from Good Glamm Group and will be used to build a design- and R&D-led appliances portfolio spanning home, kitchen and personal care.

  • Virat Kohli to sell One8 to Agilitas, invest Rs 40 crore to pick up stake

    Moneycontrol was first to report that Virat Kohli was set to invest Rs 40 crore in Agilitas, as part of a larger round, in June.

  • Quick-commerce scale-up hasn’t slowed Meesho; India still cares more about price than speed: CEO Vidit Aatrey

    Aatrey, in an interview with Moneycontrol, said emerging markets consistently reward affordability-led ecommerce models, adding that Meesho’s momentum has strengthened even as rapid-delivery players expand across categories.

  • Yubi raises Rs 411 crore in debt and equity capital, founder Gaurav Kumar invests Rs 75 crore

    With this new equity infusion by the founder, Kumar’s equity investment in the company has crossed Rs 330 crore. In August 2024, Kumar had infused Rs 250 crore in Yubi

  • OPINION | Of mementos, multibagger IPOs, reverse flips and the rising Indian startup ecosystem

    The blockbuster listings of Groww and Pine Labs reflect that India's fintech ecosystem is maturing and the trend of flip-and-list is here. Policy intervention to enable faster reverse flips can accelerate this momentum even further, making India a global startup powerhouse

  • Bengaluru Tech Summit to commence on Nov 18; Karnataka to unveil IT, start-up and space-tech policies

    Bengaluru Tech Summit will also witness the launch of Karnataka’s AI-ready computer designed and developed to bridge the state’s digital access gap

  • Groww’s measured pricing delivers a listing-day boost, up 31% from IPO price

    Groww seemed like a company that was valued almost at par with peers, and the premium was attributed to operational metrics, rather than technology

  • RMG ban effect: Gameskraft layoffs rise to over 400 following companywide restructuring

    Gameskraft stated that India’s online gaming law has triggered a fundamental shift in the operating environment for real-money gaming companies.

  • OPINION | The rise of Vertical AI

    The cloud era was about making human workflows digital. The AI era is about letting machines handle those workflows altogether. The next decade will belong to Vertical AI: specialised applications that marry powerful models with domain-specific data, workflows, and go-to- market expertise

  • Fintech firm Slice Small Finance Bank turns profitable, reports Rs 7 cr net in H1 FY26

    One of the key reasons behind the improving financials was the falling cost of funds, as Slice could now receive deposits from the public, which is cheaper than loans from other financial institutions

  • We are a hyper-growth company, had no pressure to price up IPO, says PhysicsWallah co-founder Prateek Maheshwari

    After narrowing losses and doubling cash from operations in FY25, PhysicsWallah expects to post PAT-level profitability soon,co-founder Prateek Maheshwari tells Moneycontrol in an interview, adding the company is focused on steady growth rather than aggressive expansion

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